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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-02
The CLAplAToRS.

The gladiators of Rome were trained
to tight for the amusement of the public
and small percentage of the gate
money. They had no interest in the
candy stands, however The word glad
iator is from Glddius, a sword, and it
gladdens us to be able to squeeze that
much information into an article.
The custom of gladiatorial contests
originated in Etruria, before Rome was
founded. When some distinguished in
dividual died 1t was long considered the
proper thing to celebrate his obsequies
by the sacrifice of human beings, the
number being graduated according to the
standing of the deceased. OF course
governor or member of congress would
require larger sacrifice than a council
man or ex-president of the United
States.
1t finally grew monotonous we sup
pose, butchering lot of prisoners who
couldn't help themselves, SO it occurred
to an inventive Etrurian that more eelat
could be secured by letting the victims
kill each other. 1t took at once, and
thus originated the arenic contests of
gladiators. which, after having been In
troduced in Rome u. c. 285, held their
own against all tanner amusements for
more than six hundred years.
We may add that contests still follow
the death of wealthy man, but the
arena is court room and the gladiators
lawyers fighting over the will, with the
relatives Nf n
1t must have been worth ones while
to attend funeral during the palmy
days of Rome After the mourners had
taken a final view of the remains they
were placed on funeral pyrc. and then
gladiators fought in front Of il, killing
each other In a solemn sort of way to
slow music. We suppose they had q
funeral procession, for they took many
hack during the proceedings.
But the unfortunate gladiators were
not always led off by simply killing
each other. Trajan, a sort OF Barnum
among Roman emperors, looking about
for additional attractions for his great
moral circus. hit upon the novelty Of in
Producing wild beasts into the arena,
and the poor gladiators were compelled
TO fight them. Men who are in the habit
of fighting the tiger nowadays can
form little idea of the job those fellows
had on hand, fighting fourteen distinct
menageries, all under one canvas for one
price of admission.
This great and only Trajan once kept
his greatest show on earth in operation
in the Madison Square forum, at Rome.
for 1913 days, during which time 10000
gladittors foughtand 1000 wild beasts
were slain. That was show. z We don't
suppose that it was possible to keep a
Roman youth at school during the whole
time. and the amount of old iron that
was surreptitiously sold for money to
buy circus tickets must have been enor-
nous
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-02

are common results of falls over rail
fences. 1t is very easy to get fall if
one does not manage his horse Just
right. In going at fence a rider must
manage his horse according to the ami
mails ways and temper. Some horses
must be urged at jump, others must
be steadied. and others must be let alone
and allowed to have their own way.
The most interesting point is to avoid
interfering with the horse just as he
makes the jump, or takes off, as we
say. If his head is pulled to one side by
any nervous movement of the riders
hand, the horse loses his balance and
may hit his knees on the top rail, and
that will give the rider o bad fall and
perhaps hurt the horse A great deal
depends upon the manner of holding the
reins, technically called hand Hand is
knack that cannot be described very
readily. 1t is Judgment skill, and nerve
combined, and with really good riders
ii is almost instructive. A man who has
not acquired the knack is very likely to
confuse his horse instead of inspiring
him with confidence. Any uncertainty
on the part of the rider is detected very
quickly by the horse, and the latter will
refuse to Jump. The rider must not
pull on the reins while going over, but
must let the horse have his head If you
were jumping over bar and somebody
should pull your head back or to one
side just as you left the ground you
would be likely to lose your balance
and fall. 1t Is just the same way with
horse.
In some parts of Long Island the
farmers are prejudiced against fox hunt
ing and will not allow anybody to ride
over their land. To make perfectly sure
that no horse shall kick up their cab
bages or make deep hoof prints in grain
fields, the farmer strings line of barbed
wire along the top of the fences. Most
of the farmers on Hampstead Plains re-
gard the sport with federation, because
it pays to have the fox hunters down
there. The hunters keep great many
horses, and requires much grain and hay,
and the rich people who have bought
property in Hampstead, in order to be
near the kennels and attend the meets,
pay lot of taxes The farmers have
tolerated-the anise- seed bag for twenty
years. and they rather like Cor
Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-02

little damage, and we can pay ten times
over for that little. We keep out of the
meadow and grain fields, and on ordi-
nary land the horses can hurt nothing
A fence rail may be broken or knocked
down once in q while. but that is repair
ed or paid for the next day, when man
goes over the line for that purpose and
makes everything right. We try to keep
on good terms with the farmers, and by
paying for the damage, treating them
civilly, and making friends with them,
we have succeeded in this vicinity. But
we have not got them up to the point of
breeding foxes on their farms.
The length of runand the character
of the country over which the scent is
laid depends upon the class of riders ex-
pecied in the field Now here we have
three runs week during the spring and
fall seasons, and we try to suit all the
members of the club. One day / have a
short run-say. eight miles or so--for
those who are not hard riders, selecting
country that is not too dangerous fer
the elderly man, and keeping away from
the worst fences. Another day have q
long run-perhaps twice as far--for the
younger men, who want to ride hard and
fast, and take the stiffest fence they can
find. Sometimes the ladies ride after
the hounds, and some of them ride very
well, too; but we do not encourage them,
because it is dangerous under the most
favorable circumstances
Usually the meet,is at the kennels or
near them, although when a large num-
Der of riders are expected we sometimes
meet in the village. The master of the
hounds has charge Of the hunt and
makes the arrangements for the meet
and the run. He has a servant, a good
rider well mounted. called the whip,
who assists him in keeping the pack to-
gether, riding behind the master and
whipping in the dogs that are disposed
to straggle and wander away. When the
master mounts and rides into the yard
the dogs are brought out. and the whole
pack gather about his horses feet yelp.
ing in eagerness and watching his face
for the command to follow. The dogs
know what is coming, and are impatient
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-02
LOON

Whenever a gladiator was desperately
wounded in contest with another, he
threw down his arms, kicked up his
heels and remained at the mercy of his
yanquisher, who Immediately proceeded
to kill him, unless the spectators inter
posed. They signified that he was to be
spared by turning the thumb downward
-or upward, we forget which. but it
was one or the other The arrival of the
Emperor was also signal OF mercy, but
there is no telling how many poor glad
iators lost their lives through the EN-
peror's frequent stops on the way to the
show to get drink
After three years of service gladiator
was entitled TO retire from the arena,
when we suppose he opened saloon,
as modern prize.fghters do. staying up
late nights drinking with all who had
money enough to treat and telling what
q devil of fellow he had BEEN Teras
lSiftiags.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-02

dogs gets scent and gives tongue. when
all the hounds are called together by
their master, and the run is resumed
I'm America no special class of horses
has been bred for hunting yet. English
hunters are bred from thoroughbred
stations and half-bred mares, and the re-
suit is class OF big. strong horses that
can carry 300 pounds easily in long
run. Here we use thoroughbred racing
stock, and some of the horses are equal
to the best English hunters. Thorough
breds have speed and bottom. and Ger
tain springiness that adapts them to
cross country work. Some of them are
magnificent jumpers. as they must be to
take all the fences in a run on Long ISL
and. AT Madison Square Garden last
fall an American horse cleared feet 9
inches, which broke the record.
Hunting on Long Island is more dan.
gerous than it is in England. because the
fences are worse. A five-foot rail fence
is an ugly thing TO face, and horse and
rider must have nerve to take it. An
English hedge is tritiing obstacle in
comparison. In approaching hedge a
horse can judge his stride because he
sees o solid object before him. but he
sees through fence, and is liable to mis-
judge the distance. In jumping q
hedge, the ditch is something of an aid
to taking off. I think, and moreover.
no harm is done If the horse touches
in going over, because his legs will
brush through the top. II a horse fails
to clear q stiff rail fence and strikes the
top. he win hurt his legs or get bad fall,
There are no gaps in Long Island fences
and there are very few gates through
which a timid hunter may ride. A man
who follows the Meadowbrook hounds
must make up his mind TO ride, and
ride well Ii he hasn't the nerve to
take every fence as he comes to it. he
had better stay at home.
Our men get falls enough to make
the sport exciting. In one season | got
thirty-two falls, broke my wrist, smash
ed my nose, broke a finger, and was
rolled upon great many times. was
riding green horses that year. Broken
collar bones, arms, legs. and shoulders
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-02
FOX HUNTING.
THE ANIsE.sEED BAG GOOD AS A FOX
The Sport Considered by the Master of tho
Meadowbrook Hounds-The Willing
Farmers and High Fences
of Hampstead.

People who never tried it and do not
know what the sport is like have made a
great deal of fun of what they call chas-
ing the anise-seed bag" said the master
of the Meadowbrook hounds, after a
sharp ride over Hampstead Plains. ut
is a popular impression that this is an
artificial style of hunting, but after all it
is no more artificial than following foxes
that are bred and preserved for the sole
purpose of hunting them, as in England
Moreover, there are many advantages
and things to be considered in the
American fox hunt. Most of the men
who engage in the sport are business
day trying to find fox and then per-
haps have poor run. They want to go
out for the afternoon and be sure of a
good ride. 1t is not more than twice in
a season that hunt club in England will
have as good run as we can have every
day. Over there, even, they frequently
trap foxes and put them into the cover
the night before the run, and ] can see
wherein that is any improvement over
our method. 1t is all very well for men
who have nothing else on earth to do to
spend whole days in the fields for the
sake of one or two runs in a season, but
Americans will not do that Besides, it
is difficult to find wild foxes IN the farm
ing districts of this country, because the
farmers exterminate them as pests. The
American farmer is not educated up to
the point of preserving foxes that will
raid his poultry, for the fun of seeing
hounds and men on horseback chase
them through his fields
When we want hunt, a man goes
out an hour or two ahead of the hounds
and walks over the line selected, drag
ging behind him bag or & rag soaked
with anise, which leaves a scent that the
hounds will follow lie can choose suit
able country, avoid impracticable places
and barbed wire fences, and make the
run just the right distance. The chances
with wild fox would be that he would
take across bit OF country where no
horse could follow, or be caught in few
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-02

Galena Gazette Mr.. Patrick Elliott,
of Democrat, near Benton, was killed
last Saturday night by falling over q
precipice. Mr. Elliott was in Benton
on Saturday, and started in the evening
to walk home. As he did not arrive
home the neighbors made thorough
search on Sunday, which resulted in
finding his lifeless body at the foot of
the bluff nearly opposite Cottingham's
Mill. In the darkness of the night he
undoubtedly walked too near the edge
of the bluff, and fell over. The position
in which the body was found indicated
that his death was almost instantaneous.
Mr.. Elliott owned some mining lands.
and had followed mining the most of
bis life. He leaves wife and a family
OF children.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-02
convlcss as News Distributors.

Sing Sing prisoners have way of get
ting news that is marvellous. There are
1857 convicts in the prison. and every
one of them is just as thoroughly in
formed about the important things going
on in the outside world as the other.
II can't imagine how they arrange il"
said Prisonkeeper Connaughton: but If
were to tell one prisoner that an inves-
tigating committee was going to come up
here tomorrow every man in the prison
would know it within ten minutes. -
Neao FORK Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-02

THE ICE CREAM parlor on Jefferson
street is open for the season. Mrs. Reed
desires to announce TO her prtrons that
they will find pure and unadulterated
quality of cream, served in any quantity
Courteous attention extended to ALL
50TS&W
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-02

My summer stock of Millinery goods
is now in. New goods every week.
Inspection invited. B. j. scHLoEssER.
50wSw2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-02

minutes from the start, and spoil the
days sport. Another advantage is that
the man with the drag can keep of the
land of farmers who object to having
their fields ridden over. Some farmers
do object, and we always respect their
wishes, OF course. Really we do but
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-02

What is phenomenal pitcherY" asks
contemporary. A phenomenal pitcher
is one that would hold enough for two
walking delegates. burlington FREQ
Prsss
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-02


MISS Is. j. SBHLOESSER has very
complete line of summer Millinery goods,
and is receiving new goods every week.
Call and examine her stock 50Sw2
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR
CATTARRH THAT CONTAINS MER-
curry, as Mercury will surely destroy
the sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when entering
it through the mucus surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians
as the damage they will do are ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure. man.
ufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury and is
taken internally and acts directly upon
the blood and mucus surfaces of the
system. In buying Halls catarrh Cure
be sure that you get the genuine. it is
taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio. by F. J. Cheney & Co,
sSs Sold by druggists, price IS cents
per bottle. iva
New-York tribune., 1887-11-24

by Edward william Mitchell and heirs OF
Judge Mitchell, against the Manhattan Railway Company
brought to trial yesterday before Justice Patterson In
the supreme Court Special Term. The plaintiffs own tho
hvestOry brick building No l04 South Fthavo and de-
OF tho running Of the ole
waited railroad In OF It. The defence il that tie property
bought by Judge Mitchell after the road had been nut In
operation and therefore tho plaintiffs should have no
damages.
Hamilton Busby. of The Tur Fie,d aud Farm. who was
referee and stakeholder in the boat between ianla
Ross sheepshead Bay September T. sued eH
Judge Mcmahon for $3.50 the OF two notes given for
money 10 the stakes Payment refused DO.
te race front of the hotel
OF Mcmahon the later insisted had bcen agreed when
the checks gwen that 1t should be- The case was tired
before Donobue and jury In the supreme
Court and resulted in a disagreement. ..,
Ezabrth Creighton yesterday obtaiued verdict IN tho
Court of Cannon Pleas tral before Judge "i and
Jury for damages IN suit against the t1r' ond
and ~. Nicholas ANshne Kalfoih Com
p,nv on January the p.antih abont stepping on
car In Broadway betwceu Forty sixth aud foiVsoehtH
New-York tribune., 1887-11-24

TIE DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM FARGO PISS tTiSFIEr-


TIE DAUGH EE OF WILLIAM FARGO PISS tTIsFlEr-
HER CrMPLtINT.
suit has been begun by Mrs GEORGIA Fargo.
daughter of William c. Fargo for many president
of the Wells Fargo Express Company, against her uncle
James c. Fargo. and Franklin ID. Locke aud Charles
TO pay her >iOOOO. which she claims hc due
of the heirs. President Fargo died in August. l~~
and after making liberal provision for his wife left
in trust for each Of his two daughters third Of the in
Of - 100000 which 10 he pail annually
Caroline Fargo married "A relative of the
family name, from whom she has been separated for
time The other daughter. who has recently died
the wife of Lieutenant squres OF the seventh L.
Cavalry.
Tie complaint Of Mrs. Fargo. set forth by her
attorney George H. Forster 10 this effect: She de-
clarcs that the Income from the money trust with the
that share thereof is than ~ 900. but that
the executors have only made her payment Of
$1,000 account. This she received last January
Meanwhile the complaint alleges. the executors have
pad themselves 5000 cIch aiun ana their clerk
1000 with Jealous regularity and wronefully withheld
the complain means which -hc has ie'lnid for
her support In tins they have used about II 900
for themselves nearly double what they have paid
her.
The will be argued before JudI Ic cciman. OF
the superior Court. December >. The executors,
through their counsel. Hamilton Cole set MP the defence
that they paying the paintih her share of the in
come fully the condition Of the estate VIII permit
and deny any intention wrOngfuly to withhold any thing
that belongs 10 her.
New-York tribune., 1887-11-24

LivFRrool. Noy. 2i 1 %. mCottsn Futures 'os'i easv
Tpant- Los MI'diinc claus November dsvory. 3Gti
December tci.vrrf Jfii. buyers
Dccembcf and January delivery. id buyers January
aua February delivery. - GiL -eltrti February @ni
March delivery. - 'id srfs March Ind Apr dcfrrT.
5.,j.Gid. AufE aHi May lr very. iI-tid value
Ma delivery t9iit value. June and July 10
livery. - Gid value
81 Good Ordinary. net aud rf''' receipt 6"iL b1i,s
sales - 3 bales. STOCK. ll3.j22 bales
NoEIolX Soy. - cotton Milling. II 10. net al !
gross recr'pf. 32i, bar- cHuor- io Gr' Brr. lnlD'
bales. export. c,lstwisc 'iIi bales sales 209j h..r,
- l6- nI.c-
SAvASxAH. Noy. q = ott m Mililne. oolG Low Mid
ding. II 80 Il ordnr. ' net aud cross ircci'
o. 4tg bales. exports tfrat lfl 3j5p bales,
cost Slsc ijJ nde- suct 1000 bar. stOca l-J .u
bales
NFS.ORLRANs. Nov. 3--CotioH Milling y 91G. Low
Midiug, "5l GO,l Dr Ur. y l net receipts 10 lpl
20 Jl hai-~ exports 10 Itanrc lOi
bales export, coiswiic. 22eJ BALE sae. lUOOJ bales
stock, 2s1, 1873 bsc..
New-York tribune., 1887-11-24

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23-P. W.
The Ncw-York Central aud Hudson River Railroad
Company day published the financial results OF It's
business for the quarter ended September 30 and for lis
fiscal ear cnie AZ The same date and also its balance
sheet Of the same date. The detailed statement OF its
traffic will be- Issued LATER The final result for the
quarter ended September 30 proves 10 be FG1o9 better
than WAS shown by the estimated statement of Scpcm
Der 80 Tie complete returns for the full year show
earnings for the stock ua to 7G per cent against 5.20
per year ended september 30, lS76. leaving
surplus the last year OF S.57o37G after the pay
mcnt of per cent dlvlcn IT, The special feature OF the
statement is the ar-c increase of 377S,2lj in opelat-
ing expenses over those Of the preceding year The
present statement furnish explanation Of this large
increased expenditure But for three months of the pre-
cciing year neither the receipts expenses OF the
West Shore line included In s figures. That, how
ever for only small part of the Increase, and
does al for tie operating expenses OF last
year being GBi3 per cent or n earnings, against
81 per for the prcceiin, year But the fact tat
now the expenditures for new equipments are charged
to operating expenses instead formerly TO consrnc-
ton doe, account IT, TIE inquiry of large stock
holder regarding the large increase in operating cx-
pensc. reported for TIE quarter cnicd March 81. lSSG,
a. published IN the companys estimated statement OF
March -. brought forh the following reply which is
applicable to the report for the Whole year:
N.w-YorK. March 2i. 1857.
DEAR SIR: Replying To yours of 'he lHth inst: In the
estimated statement OF the earnings ami expenses
recently pubs ned hy this company Tor the quarter end
m- March 81 J. lnrhs'd proportion "i NE cost Oh
huiiing Loo new rclsut ears thirty new p'.senser
cars aud fifteen n"" loconoii'c, wNIch 81" account tor
the u.ar.Sri increase III tht Wor"lng EXPENSES 10
f. = " E,,-rrR. Treasurer.
Thcr, is tc doubt tat il the report for last yelr hal
been made mp by the same methods used in l-'o 10
l--I when the construction account from
$lo,OoOOoD to Slli isO0Oon AMI the funded debt from
S147j o33 to >5G. l97,23} It would show net earnings
so9 the stock OF >3ooo0o, nearly 10 per cent Tie
New-York tribune., 1887-11-24

Totals ....... S.G2,3i2lj3 $lG3.9olG7 SlGi.9j99j3
The Pcnnsyvana Railroads. statement FOR October
presents unfavorabc comparisons for the eastern lines
and favorable for the Western lines The decrease
IN net earnings of the lines east of Ptsburg Is certainly
,uc to fine argc increase Of operating expenses -"
nearly 500 900 greater than IN october, iSSu, ana
$50 900 greater than IN October $50 Every one at
nll conVcrsant with the III rketS Tor railway supplies
needs not be told that these large Increases are dc 10
thc ordinary expenditures OF operating The road \
Gentleman to-day, who recently has made week s
ioururv between New-lork and Plttsburg, told the
whole story: any one VINO mas not Dccl over ne cn
sylVana road in year. If he 2oes over IL now ana
observes the great improvements tnat nave pcep mats
and are progress from one end ot the line 10 thc
other his wonder will be that the Increase III operating
mruts not EXPENSES that Is doing it For the ten
months ended October 81 however the eastern line stu
shows gain OF SiOl20O0 on ls'0. ana a gam %, OF
~ zoo 900 on lssj Including the operation OF the
Western leased lines Pennsylvania gains IN Dct earn
iugs are ~ 81 900 on lSSG and T5l0OOOo on 1850
Forty eight railroads now have reported tuelr gross
earnings for the second week ID November asssSdhs
sII72sl7, against sJ,6l7s2i for the week oi lso6-a
gain of SJJi 1913. or II. / per cent n Nm 80
Considering that today preeedes "A itlonaI hoIllay
and that aurng the last three weeks there has been an
change ;odays stock market as viewed by the super
nca observer was regarded almost phenomenal III Its
results II the partial rccoverles had been due
nurely TO a local speculation II would nave Decn a
able liuuidation the part Of the longs Even an
old time operator. who Is generally known as Od
sour-" early this morning gave us the straight UP
that the whole market big sale FOR piOnt at tnat
moment The tip proved 10 be about as valuable
s the average obtained in about the Stock
Exchange; there not all day commission profit
more than three stocks in selling them at that moment
Our friend however. only reflected the general sent
uent of the traders. There has been advance and
reaction must come They all acted upon that theory
and upon the theory that the Stock Exchange is the